The most complete guide to fishing flies

Describes every type of fly – freshwater and saltwater

Covers flies from around the world

Every fly is illustrated with a specially taken photograph

Flies are tied by some of the world’s most famous fly-tiers

Collins Fishing Flies is the encyclopaedic guide to the huge range of flies now being used by the modern fly-fisherman, whether they are fishing for the traditional quarry of salmon and trout, chasing bonefish on the tropical flats of the Caribbean, or stalking pike in the cold fens of East Anglia, and everything in between. Collins Fishing Flies not only describes every type of fly used to catch all types of fresh- and saltwater fish, it also describes every type from every country that is currently used. This unique combination allows the fisherman to select flies that may have never been used in their area, or never used to catch that species of fish, or perhaps both, and thus allow the fish to be offered something different.

Collins Fishing Flies is divided into fourteen sections:

EARLY FLIES

NORTH COUNTRY SPIDERS

LARVAE & PUPA

DRY FLIES AND FLOATING FLIES

CUT- OR BURNT-FEATHER WINGS

UPWINGED FLY SPINNER

FANCY WET FLIES OR LOCH/SEA TROUT FLIES

STREAMERS AND BUCKTAILS

FLIES FOR SALMON, SEA TROUT AND STEELHEAD

SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS

SALMON DRY FLIES

FLIES FOR SEA-RUN TROUT: SEA TROUT, STEELHEAD, CUTTHROAT AND CHAR

FLIES FOR FRESHWATER PREDATORS

SALTWATER FLIES

For each fly the exact recipe is given, with hints on how to tie the perfect fly, plus a specially commissioned photograph of that fly. In all over 1300 flies are covered in detail.